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About FIEA

Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA, pronounced F-eye-uh) is UCF's nationally ranked Master of Science in Interactive Entertainment.

Our 16-month master's degree is offered full-time over 4 semesters and classes are held at our state-of-the-art facility at UCF Downtown, in the heart of downtown Orlando.

Since our creation in 2005, FIEA faculty have been training students for careers in the game industry (in expertise areas that include art, tech art, programming, production, design, etc.) and our students have the opportunity to collaborate with classmates to learn the different functions of the game industry.

FIEA is a place where productivity and ingenuity are applauded in equal measure. Being a part of FIEA means you're motivated to make tomorrow's great game or tell a story never told before.

Explore the following pages to learn more and see for yourself why our program has been in the top 5 nationally-ranked graduate game design programs for the past 10 years. Welcome to FIEA!

Ranked Graduate Game Development Program for 2020 by Princeton Review

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Capstone

Publish your own game with a team of 15-20 other students

Here at FIEA, our capstone is the creation of a full game over multiple semesters, where you will go through the entire development cycle: preproduction, production, alpha, beta. Many students decide to publish their capstone games through various avenues, such as Steam or Xbox, earning their first published title.

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